Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Black skimmers will sometimes rest on the beach by laying their head and belly on the sand, Koczur said. A casual observer ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo prepares over 250 custom meals daily for its 1,300 animals, including elephants, primates, and parrots.

Some birds know exactly how to bring the sass. They can’t help it — it’s who they are! Entertaining everyone around them with their hilarious commentary is just one of the reasons many species make ...

Alabama Audubon monitors the least tern, as well as the 12 other bird species that nest on the beaches in the state. These birds are vulnerable to many threats, both from predators and human ...

A new study led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics shows that monitoring and managing select bird species can provide benefits for ...

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrate on the planet, and now scientists have constructed a complete evolutionary tree of the 11,000 or so known species. This data came from hundreds of ...

Animalia 75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

From helpless chicks to sassy fledglings, baby birds make quite the journey as they grow. I’ve observed some fascinating behaviors while watching them in the Adirondack wilderness of New York during ...

While the exact number is difficult to gauge, there are approximately between 11,000 and 20,000 different bird species. Out of all these species, 12% of all living birds, approximately 1,200 ...

The 2025 State of the Birds report found 229 species, or approximately one-third of U.S. birds, are facing low population levels, declining trends or other threats that require action, according ...

A recent report assessing the health of U.S. bird populations presents a grim outlook: Birds in the U.S. are declining, and a third of the species — 229 to be precise — are in need of urgent ...